states , which declined to hear the case on may 21 , 1900 . taylor ' s only supporter on the court was kent ##uck ##ian john marshall harlan . following the supreme court ruling , taylor fled to indianapolis , indiana , fearing he would be implicated in go ##eb ##el ' s assassination . beck ##ham became acting governor , but because of the unusual circumstances surrounding the election , a special election was held november 6 , 1900 , to determine who would complete go ##eb ##el ' s une ##x ##pired term . beck ##ham ( now of age ) won the election over republican john w . yer ##kes by fewer than 4 @ , @ 000 votes . shortly following the special
states, which declined to hear the case on may 21, 1900. taylor's only supporter on the court was kentuckian john marshall harlan. following the supreme court ruling, taylor fled to indianapolis, indiana, fearing he would be implicated in goebel's assassination. beckham became acting governor, but because of the unusual circumstances surrounding the election, a special election was held november 6, 1900, to determine who would complete goebel's unexpired term. beckham ( now of age ) won the election over republican john w. yerkes by fewer than 4 @, @ 000 votes. shortly following the special